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Lough Talt Regional Water Supply Scheme Article 6(4) Compensatory Measures Lough Talt Regional Water Supply Scheme Article 6(4) Compensatory Measures Volume 3 May 2018 MGW0214CR0006 rpsgroup.com Lough Talt Regional Water Supply Scheme Article 6(4) Compensatory Measures Volume 3 D ocument Control Sheet Client: Irish Water Project Title: Lough Talt Regional Water Supply Scheme Document Title: Article 6(4) Compensatory Measures – Volume 3 Document No: MGW0214RP0019 Text Pages: 8 Appendices: 2 Rev Status Date Author(s) Reviewed By Approved By ED/ F01 Final 25th May 2018 PK PJG PK This report takes into account the particular instructions and requirements of the Client. It is provided for sole use of the Client and its professional advisors. Information disclosed should be treated as being strictly private and confidential. Any use which a third party makes of this document, or any reliance on or decisions to be made based on it, is the responsibility of such third parties. No responsibility is accepted by RPS for the use of this Document, in whole or in part, for any other purpose. rpsgroup.com/ireland Lough Talt RWSS Water Treatment Plant Article 6(4) Compensatory Measures TABLE OF CONTENTS 1 INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................................ 1 1.1 COMPENSATORY MEASURES ............................................................................................................. 1 1.2 COMPENSATORY MEASURES ASSESSMENT MATRIX .............................................................................. 6 1.3 CONCLUSION ................................................................................................................................. 8 APPENDICES Appendix A COMPENSATION OBJECTIVES FOR VERTIGO GEYERI AT LOUGH HOE BOG Appendix B COMPENSATION OBJECTIVES FOR VERTIGO GEYERI AT LOUGH HOE BOG - A REVIEW OF IRRIGATION MEASURES USED AT POLLARDSTOWN FEN AND THEIR SCIENTIFIC AND TRANSFERABILITY VALUE LIST OF TABLES Table 1.1: Life history traits of species in the study. From Falkner et al., 2001 and Cameron et al., 2003). ...................................................................................................................................................... 5 Table 1.2: Compensatory Measures matrix for Lough Talt RWSS WTP .................................................. 6 LIST OF FIGURES Figure 1-1: Flow diagram of V. geyeri compensation programme ......................................................... 6 MGW0214RP0019_F01 i Lough Talt RWSS Water Treatment Plant Article 6(4) Compensatory Measures 1 INTRODUCTION This report outline the compensatory measures proposed to compensate for potential impacts to Vertigo geyeri populations at Lough Talt. The proposed compensatory measures are to ensure that the overall coherence of the Natura 2000 network is protected for the duration of the Imperative Reasons for Over-riding Public Interest (IROPI). 1.1 COMPENSATORY MEASURES The following measures are proposed to compensate for potential delays in restoring favourable conservation status for the Vertigo geyeri population at Lough Hoe Bog SAC due to continued lake abstraction. Compensatory measures must be practical, implementable, likely to succeed, proportionate and enforceable, and they must be approved by the Minister of Housing, Planning and Local Government and the Commission must be informed of the compensatory measures. The compensation measures proposed incorporate key learnings from the Pollardstown Fen studies similarly focused on V. geyeri and other associated mollusc, extensive work completed by Evelyn Moorkens on molluscs in Ireland and internationally and a great depth of hydrogeological expertise and surface water/ groundwater interaction experience. A surface irrigation system was previously adopted for a number of years at the Pollardstown Fen Vertigo geyeri habitat in Co. Kildare. A review of irrigation measures used at Pollardstown Fen and their scientific and transferability value was prepared by Dr. Evelyn Moorkens in 2018. The report is provided in full in Appendix B. The EU Guidance document on Article 6(4) of the Habitats Directive 92/43/EEC (2007/2012) notes “that, as a general principle, a site should not be irreversibly affected by a project before compensation is indeed in place. However, there may be situations where it will not be possible to fill this condition.” As the abstraction at Lough Talt has been ongoing since the 1950s, this is a case where it is not possible to ensure compensatory measures are in place before the site is at risk of being affected. However, the proposed use of measures as trialled at Pollardstown Fen (as reviewed by Evelyn Moorkens) provides evidence of the efficacy of the measures proposed, and therefore positive measures for the habitat can be in place in a very short time. The use of known measures, undertaken quickly, provides the fastest approach possible for the recovery of the site. 1.1.1 Compensation Objectives The objectives of the proposed compensation plan are as follows: 1. To reintroduce V. geyeri in order to compensate for historical loss due to abstraction pressures. 2. To monitor V. geyeri and the associated mollusc community within the fen during the period of continued lake abstraction (7 - 10 years). Section 1.1.2 presents the proposed measures to address compensation objectives Nos. 1 and 2 above which relate to the reintroduction of V. geyeri and the monitoring of V. geyeri and the associated mollusc community during the period of continued lake abstraction. MGW0214RP0019_F01 1 Lough Talt RWSS Water Treatment Plant Article 6(4) Compensatory Measures 1.1.2 Ecological Restoration Measures It is proposed to reintroduce V. geyeri in order to compensate for historical loss due to abstraction pressures and to monitor V. geyeri and the associated mollusc community within the fen during the period of continued lake abstraction. The restoration of a sustainable population of Geyer’s whorl snail (Vertigo geyeri) to Lough Hoe Bog SAC is proposed through a programme of temporary irrigation of the key calcareous fen habitat on the north-eastern shore of Lough Talt until the abstraction pressure is removed from the site. In conjunction with the irrigation management, ongoing monitoring of the irrigation system function and staged translocations of snails to the fen habitat are proposed over a four year process, starting with less sensitive species and culminating in the translocation of Vertigo geyeri from a site where it enjoys favourable conservation condition. These tasks are proposed over a four year process which is presented below. These measures are defined in greater detail in Appendix A. The following tasks are proposed for each of the four year process: Year 1 1) Test of water drip irrigation system 2) Set triggers for operation of irrigation system 3) Roll out of drip irrigation system 4) Monitoring of irrigation system function 5) Investigations into micro-habitat conditions 6) Monitoring of water levels 1) Test of water drip irrigation system This is a physical test to ensure that equipment is functional and can deliver the required gross amount of water in quantities that are appropriate at the habitat without failure through clogging or bursting of the delivery hose. This test will be undertaken on dry ground away from the habitat and is designed to troubleshoot and measure water volumes in advance of a drought. A protocol for the management of equipment outside of irrigation times and the pathway that they will be taken during equipment deployment and the exact area of deployment will be written. 2) Set triggers for operation of irrigation system Trigger levels will be based on the best fit of habitat (from the micro-topography study of 2016) with the water levels that coincide with loss of artesian conditions from optimal habitat (based on the multidisciplinary approach of the 2016 ecological and hydrogeological interpretive reports) and will include rainfall and temperature levels and forecasts. The trigger level will be conservative enough to include sufficient time to set up the system before negative effects are likely at the habitat level. Trigger levels will include a stand down trigger for the cessation of irrigation. The trigger levels will be reviewed as updated water level data becomes available. MGW0214RP0019_F01 2 Lough Talt RWSS Water Treatment Plant Article 6(4) Compensatory Measures 3) Roll out of drip irrigation system The drip irrigation system will be engaged within the areas of PZ2-PZ5 when the trigger is met for the first time, and maintained until the cassation trigger is met. 4) Monitoring of irrigation system function During the deployment of the irrigation equipment, the locations and quantity of delivery will be monitored. Volumes delivered at different distances along the hose system will be checked. Water quality will be measures from samples taken within the phreatic tubes. 5) Investigations into micro-habitat conditions During the irrigation the wetness levels of the monitoring quadrats will be recorded. Use of expanded clay pellets at different times of year, including during irrigation, will monitor wetness level at points of ecological relevance to the snail community. 6) Monitoring of water levels The current borehole and phreatic dipwell system will continue and be used to update the water level regime information. Differences between the water level profile before and after the irrigation programme will be compared. Year 2 1) Translocation 1 - Less sensitive mollusc species 2) Monitoring of molluscs
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